Associate Director

**Job no**: 0062625
**Location**:Parkville
**Role type**:Full-time; Continuing
**Faculty**:Business & Economics
**Salary: An attractive remuneration package to be negotiated; **plus 17% super p.a.
- Lead transformative initiatives across a dynamic, growing Faculty.
- Collaborate with senior leaders to drive impactful change and innovation.
- Salary packaging, subsidised health and wellbeing services, fitness and cultural clubs, Myki discounts, and a 25% discount on graduate courses to our staff and their immediate families

**About the Role**
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced change leader to join the Faculty of Business and Economics at a transformative time. As the Associate Director - Organisational Change and Strategic Initiatives, you will play a pivotal role in guiding and implementing a variety of impactful University-wide and Faculty-specific initiatives. You will drive projects that enhance compliance, research management, and staff engagement, all while fostering a culture of excellence and innovation.

Your responsibilities will be to:

- Translate and deliver a range of University-wide and Faculty led change initiatives designed to support the realisation of operational strategy and operational sustainability
- Partner with Faculty stakeholders and University Service Business Partners (HR, Finance, University Communications & Marketing) to plan and guide the implementation of University-wide policy, programs and systems changes
- For each change agenda, build and execute a consolidated and coherent change and engagement program that provides clarity and support to all staff impacted by changes.

**Who We Are Looking For**
You demonstrate exceptional organisational skills, effectively converting objectives into achievable tasks and prioritizing work. You are adept at finding common ground among stakeholders with disparate views, fostering trust and engagement through proactive communication.

You will also have:

- Degree or above qualification in Business, Change Management or Project Management or related discipline or an equivalent combination of relevant experience and education/training.
- Demonstrated capability of leading and managing projects and change, and working within a complex and devolved framework of governance, policy, decision-making processes and stakeholders.
- Exceptional influencing and interpersonal skills, including the ability to engage with a variety of audiences across the institution and build buy-in.
- Demonstrated experience working across large change programs with the ability to anticipate obstacles, challenge the status quo, and introduce new approaches and new ways of working.

For further information regarding responsibilities and requirements, please refer to the attached PD.

**Please note: Visa sponsorship is not available for this position**. This role requires current valid work rights for Australia.

**Your New Team - Faculty of Business and Economics**
The Faculty of Business and Economics has been preparing students for exciting and challenging careers since 1924. The Faculty offers extensive undergraduate, graduate, and research higher degree study options through the Bachelor of Commerce, Melbourne Business School suite of postgraduate programs. There are more than 10,000 students enrolled in undergraduate and graduate degrees within the Faculty.

**What We Offer You**
In addition, we offer the opportunity to be part of a vibrant community and enjoy a range of benefits, including generous leave provisions, salary packaging, health and well-being services and discounts on graduate courses. For more information, check out our benefits page

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